LT1011/LT1011A
Voltage Comparator
FEATURES
DESCRIPTION
The LT®1011 is a general purpose comparator with sig-
nificantly better input characteristics than the LM111.
Although pin compatible with the LM111, it offers four
times lower bias current, six times lower offset voltage
and five times higher voltage gain. Offset voltage drift,
a previously unspecified parameter, is guaranteed at
15μV/°C.Additionally,thesupplycurrentislowerbyafactor
of two with no loss in speed. The LT1011 is several times
faster than the LM111 when subjected to large overdrive
conditions. It is also fully specified for DC parameters and
responsetimewhenoperatingonasingle5Vsupply.These
parametric improvements allow the LT1011 to be used in
high accuracy (≥12-bit) systems without trimming. In a
12-bit A/D application, for instance, using a 2mA DAC, the
offset error introduced by the LT1011 is less than 0.5LSB.
The LT1011 retains all the versatile features of the LM111,
including single 3V to 1ꢀV supply operation, and a ꢁoat-
ing transistor output with 50mA source/sink capability. It
can drive loads referenced to ground, negative supply or
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Pin Compatible with LM111 Series Devices
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Guaranteed Max 0.5mV Input Offset Voltage
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Guaranteed Max 25nA Input Bias Current
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Guaranteed Max 3nA Input Offset Current
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Guaranteed Max 250ns Response Time
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Guaranteed Min 200,000 Voltage Gain
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50mA Output Current Source or Sink
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30V Differential Input Voltage
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Fully Specified for Single 5V Operation
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Available in ꢀ-Lead PDIP and SO Packages
APPLICATIONS
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SAR A/D Converters
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Voltage-to-Frequency Converters
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Precision RC Oscillator
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Peak Detector
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Motor Speed Control
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Pulse Generator
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Relay/Lamp Driver
positive supply, and is specified up to 50V between V and
the collector output. A differential input voltage up to the
full supply voltage is allowed, even with 1ꢀV supplies,
enabling the inputs to be clamped to the supplies with
simple diode clamps.
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TYPICAL APPLICATION
10μs 12-Bit A/D Converter
3.9k
Response Time vs Overdrive
R1
1k
15V
LM329
7V
500
450
400
350
FULL-SCALE
TRIM
*R2 AND R4
SHOULD TC TRACK
–15V
R2*
6.49k
R3
6.9ꢀk
0.001μF
15V
INPUT
0V TO 10V
5V
300
250
FALLING
OUTPUT
6012
12-BIT
D/A CONVERTER
R4*
2.49k
R5
1k
200
150
100
50
RISING
OUTPUT
+
R6
LT1011A
ꢀ20Ω
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PARALLEL
OUTPUTS
PARALLEL
OUTPUTS
0
0.1
1
10
100
SERIAL OUTPUT
OVERDRIVE (mV)
1011 TA02
7475
LATCH
D
AM2504
SAR REGISTER
5V
CC
S
E
S
CP
START
CLOCK f = 1.4MHz
1011 TA01
1011afc
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